Welcome to Community Justice Coalition

The purpose of the Coalition is:

To make the criminal justice system, not just punitive, but through greatly enhanced prisoner education and rehabilitation programs, educative and restorative
To ensure better results for the money spent
To create a fairer, safer community
To oppose privatisation of prisons

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Music in Prisons

Music in Prisons Paper This paper discusses the benefits that music programs have on the wellness of prisoners. These programs give inmates a chance to ...

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PRE-ELECTION JUSTICE QUESTIONNAIRE 2023

Pre-Election Justice Questionnaire 2023 The Community Justice Coalition organises a questionnaire before each state election which helps present different political parties’ stances on a ...

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Computers in Cells in Finland

LATEST NEWS RISE Smart Prisons Presentation OVERVIEW Finland is a lead example of the successful implementation of computers in cells. RISE, the Finnish Criminal Sanctions ...

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RAPID BUILD PRISON DORMITORIES

RAPID BUILD PRISON DORMITORIES LATEST NEWS Call to postpone Analysis of Wellington & Cessnock dormitory prison environmental impact reports dated July/October 2016 Legal challenge to ...

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MEDIA RELEASE: NSW NEEDS COMPUTERS IN CELLS

NSW Needs Computers in Cells Media Release: 20th April, 2017 “Providing people in prison with computers in their cells would radically improve the outcome for ...

PRE-ELECTION JUSTICE FORUM 2019

PRE-ELECTION JUSTICE FORUM 2019 NSW Justice system Where: Mitchell Theatre, Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, 280 Pitt St, Sydney When: Monday, 25th February 2019, 6pm – 8:30pm. ...